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No. 80,868. Patented Aug. 11, 1868.

TO ALL WHOM IITIMAY concerns;

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EDMOND H. MEIGS, OF EAST BERLIN, CON N EGTICUT, 'ASSIGNOR TO BOYS,

WILGOX, A'NDICOMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

Letters Patent No. 80,868, dated August 11, 1868.

IMPROVED HAND-AXE.

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Be it known that I, EDMOND H. MEIGS, of East Berlin, county of Hartford,.and State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvement in the Manufacture of Hand-Axes; and, to enable others skilled in the art to make and use the same, I will proceed to describe its construction by referring to thedrawings, in which the same letters indicate like parts in each of the. figures.

The nature of this invention will be understood from the specifications and drawings, the object of which is to cheapen the manufacture, and produce a good article for use. 7

In the accompanying drawings- Figure 1 is a. side and edge view of an axe when finished.

Figure 2 is a side and edge view of an axe, as producedin the casting, before anywork is wrought upon it; and also shows the shape and formation of the'pattcrn used to form the mould in which theaxe is cast, (except that it does not show the corefront, which forms the edge of the axe.)

a is the body of an axe.

c is the eye of an axe.

d is a core-front piece, of cast steel, which, in the manufacture, is swaged into a uniform size and shape, to correspond with the print in the pattern, so that, when the mould is formed, and the patte'rn removed, the steel, cl, may be placed therein, as shown in fig. 2.

d are prints, or surplus amount of iron, just at the ,point where the iron and steel areto unite upon the surface of the metal. The object of this surplus iron at this point is to prevent it (the iron) from chilling, and, consequently, secure a perfect union of cast iron and steel, and produce a smooth united surface, without the use of any substance or-material except the inherent property of the two metals, cast iron and cast steel.

The only preparation required is to have the surface of the steel perfectly cleansed on the sides which are desired to be united or welded to the cast iron.

The iron is poured into the mould in the usual way, and flowed across thesteel, at the point of unity, into the mould, and into-a pool formed in the flask just outside of the mould, to allow of a surplus flow of iron, to secure a welding-heat to the steel.

- Thus it will be seen that, by this improvement, a cast-iron axe having a east-steel edge can-he produced, the two metals being firmly united together in the process of casting, and, when finished, which is done the common way, it has the appearance of a first-quality are, formed of wrought iron and cast steel.

I believe I have thus shown the nature, construction, and advantage of this invention, so as to enable others skilled in the art to make and use the same therefrom.

I claim a hand-axe, produced substantially as described, as an improved article of manufacture.

E. H. MEIGS.

Witnesses:

E. W. Buss, J. W. Buss. i 

